Hey all. I currently own a Dewalt orbital sander and I avoid using it. The vibrations from thing thing my hand tingle for quite a while. Researching brought me to this brand.
I'm looking for a good woodworking sander. My typical challenge is I mill down Hard maple using a CNC router. The mill finish looks like mowing a yard, with tracks going to and fro. The "fro" tracks are rally hard to get out sanding. I'm not ready to invest in a thickness sander yet (3k powermatic looks nice), so I want to improve my game with the handheld. I'm not making piano tops, so getting an intermediate sander sounds good as it seems it can finish decently.
I'm looking at the ETS EC125/3, ETS EC150/3 and ETS EC150/5. The first one is $100 cheaper. It seems the 5mm are better for intermediate work, is this correct? I'm not really sure where you draw the line between 3mm and 5mm. I'm not sure if I need more than the 3. Thoughts?
Do I have to buy the Festool cord? It looks like a glorified standard plug that I could substitute for at least getting started.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
I'm looking for a good woodworking sander. My typical challenge is I mill down Hard maple using a CNC router. The mill finish looks like mowing a yard, with tracks going to and fro. The "fro" tracks are rally hard to get out sanding. I'm not ready to invest in a thickness sander yet (3k powermatic looks nice), so I want to improve my game with the handheld. I'm not making piano tops, so getting an intermediate sander sounds good as it seems it can finish decently.
I'm looking at the ETS EC125/3, ETS EC150/3 and ETS EC150/5. The first one is $100 cheaper. It seems the 5mm are better for intermediate work, is this correct? I'm not really sure where you draw the line between 3mm and 5mm. I'm not sure if I need more than the 3. Thoughts?
Do I have to buy the Festool cord? It looks like a glorified standard plug that I could substitute for at least getting started.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!